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Professor Called Police After Student Presentation
recorderonline.net ^ | 24 February, 2009 | admin

Posted on 02/28/2009 5:15:58 AM PST by marktwain

For CCSU student John Wahlberg, a class presentation on campus violence turned into a confrontation with the campus police due to a complaint by the professor.

On October 3, 2008, Wahlberg and two other classmates prepared to give an oral presentation for a Communication 140 class that was required to discuss a “relevant issue in the media”. Wahlberg and his group chose to discuss school violence due to recent events such as the Virginia Tech shootings that occurred in 2007.

Shortly after his professor, Paula Anderson, filed a complaint with the CCSU Police against her student. During the presentation Wahlberg made the point that if students were permitted to conceal carry guns on campus, the violence could have been stopped earlier in many of these cases. He also touched on the controversial idea of free gun zones on college campuses.

That night at work, Wahlberg received a message stating that the campus police “requested his presence”. Upon entering the police station, the officers began to list off firearms that were registered under his name, and questioned him about where he kept them.

They told Wahlberg that they had received a complaint from his professor that his presentation was making students feel “scared and uncomfortable”.

“I was a bit nervous when I walked into the police station,” Wahlberg said, “but I felt a general sense of disbelief once the officer actually began to list the firearms registered in my name. I was never worried however, because as a law-abiding gun owner, I have a thorough understanding of state gun laws as well as unwavering safety practices.”

Professor Anderson refused to comment directly on the situation and deferred further comment.

“It is also my responsibility as a teacher to protect the well being of our students, and the campus community at all times,” she wrote in a statement submitted to The Recorder. “As such, when deemed necessary because of any perceived risks, I seek guidance and consultation from the Chair of my Department, the Dean and any relevant University officials.”

Wahlberg believes that her complaint was filed without good reason.

“I don’t think that Professor Anderson was justified in calling the CCSU police over a clearly nonthreatening matter. Although the topic of discussion may have made a few individuals uncomfortable, there was no need to label me as a threat,” Wahlberg said in response. “The actions of Professor Anderson made me so uncomfortable, that I didn’t attend several classes. The only appropriate action taken by the Professor was to excuse my absences.”

The university police were unavailable for comment.

“If you can’t talk about the Second Amendment, what happened to the First Amendment?” asked Sara Adler, president of the Riflery and Marksmanship club on campus. “After all, a university campus is a place for the free and open exchange of ideas.”


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To: marktwain
Apparently this happened at Central Connecticut which appears to be a very liberal school. But most relevant to the parents’ wallet is a search of the prof shows she has a hotness rating of 6.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ccsu+paula+anderson&aq=f&oq=

41 posted on 02/28/2009 6:07:16 AM PST by bgill
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To: marktwain

I would like a transcript of the Q and A he went through with campus police!

i.e.
“We show you own these weapons.”

Yes.

“Where do you keep them?”

I own and store them legally, so unless you have probable cause, “where?” is none of your business.


42 posted on 02/28/2009 6:08:31 AM PST by G Larry (Obama's plan = "STEALING FROM THOSE WHO CREATE THE JOBS!")
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast

Excellent! Thank you!


43 posted on 02/28/2009 6:12:54 AM PST by Ladysmith
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To: Kozak

The hospital where I worked as an EMT was in such a rough part of the city that hospital security personnel were armed and had arrest powers.


44 posted on 02/28/2009 6:15:03 AM PST by George Smiley (They're not drinking the Kool-Aid any more. They're eating it straight out of the packet.)
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To: t1b8zs
dont you have a right to ID accuser?.or did one once have?

You used to have the right to the free exercise of your religion too, but Obama is revoking the legal right to refuse to participate in abortion-related activities. You used to have the right to keep and bear arms, but Obama is threatening that legal right too. Fortunately, those rights come from a higher power than Obama (I know, most liberals don't believe in anything higher than The One), and we still have those rights, regardless of what Dear Leader says or does.

45 posted on 02/28/2009 6:17:41 AM PST by TurtleUp (Turtle up: cancel optional spending until 2012, and boycott TARP/stimulus companies forever!)
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To: t1b8zs

Well, he didn’t know what they wanted. Of course, going in without knowing what they want, so that you can make an informed decision is a mistake in itself.


46 posted on 02/28/2009 6:18:37 AM PST by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: marktwain

What happened to this country? Everyone is a damn sissy.


47 posted on 02/28/2009 6:20:53 AM PST by MichiganConservative (You are a slave. The government is your owner and master. For many slaves, it is also their god.)
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To: marktwain
a university campus is a place for the free and open exchange of ideas.”

Sarah must be a freshman. By time she's through with her sophomore year, she'll know how naive THAT statement is!

48 posted on 02/28/2009 6:26:53 AM PST by IronJack (=)
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To: tsomer
Considering a kid’s unfamiliarity with the language, the influence of pop culture cadences, and nervousness often perceived as aggression, the talk might have seemed threatening.

You forgot the /sarc thing. Without it some casual readers might actually believe your parody of liberal mindrot was posted seriously.

49 posted on 02/28/2009 6:27:04 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: marktwain

He should start a petition to remove this teacher from the school.


50 posted on 02/28/2009 6:28:19 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: Still Thinking
He never should have appearead without first consulting a conservative civil rights attorney such as FIRE provides. Any time the police show an interest in you, you must assume they are your enemy not your friend. This is especially true if you are innocent.
51 posted on 02/28/2009 6:32:24 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: marktwain
“If you can’t talk about the Second Amendment, what happened to the First Amendment?” asked Sara Adler

A great quote !

52 posted on 02/28/2009 6:32:58 AM PST by urtax$@work (The best kind of memorial is a Burning Memorial.........)
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To: marktwain

And just how would the teacher protect the students in her class?I would love to be the one to ask that question.WASB


53 posted on 02/28/2009 6:36:15 AM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life is tough.It's even tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: marktwain

The current national crisis requires this level of scrutiny for “hate” speech. It’s for the chil’run... /s/


54 posted on 02/28/2009 6:37:43 AM PST by TADSLOS (Come and Take it!)
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To: 2harddrive
A GOOD REASON not to “register” your guns! What state did this happen in? HOW would the campus Barney Fife’s access that info?

Central Connecticut State University.

Go to the link for the story and peruse the comments.

Quite heartening.

55 posted on 02/28/2009 6:40:29 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys: Can't fly, can't ski, can't drive, can't skipper a boat. But they know what's best.)
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To: crghill

Right you are.I give my friends hell about sending their kids and their conservative money to these sh!tholes of which you speak.Just plain dumb.


56 posted on 02/28/2009 6:45:05 AM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life is tough.It's even tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: marktwain
Hmm Another reason to buy your firearms from a private party or maybe a gunshow. If you go through a “legal” firearms dealer the govt will have access to what you own and when they decide you are no longer safe, they will confiscate them.
57 posted on 02/28/2009 6:48:54 AM PST by Tupelo
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To: marktwain
The teaching exams were so lowered in the mid-60's to allow dumb and unqualified Blacks to pass that it has continued to do the same for everyone else to this day.

Teaching was once a respected and honored profession.

58 posted on 02/28/2009 6:55:14 AM PST by blam
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To: panthermom

I plan on taking that money and setting my kids up in business. If they want to be a doctor/lawyer, etc then we will have to get more creative.


59 posted on 02/28/2009 7:01:09 AM PST by crghill (Guns don't kill people, abortion clinics kill people!)
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To: hinckley buzzard

I was not parodying anyone.

I think it’s a fact, kids talk differently. It’s also true that nervousness in one can seem like aggression.

I tried teaching for a while. I wasn’t very good. I’d get nervous before class, worried mostly about being perceived as dumb. The more I prepared, the worse the class. A few years after quiting, I saw a former student, and he asked me why I was always mad.

Maybe the teacher was a Nervous Nellie. But if she thought she saw something, she did right to talk to her boss. It appears the boss told her to call the cops.

And, it seems to me the cops went overboard with their interrogation.

FWIW, I agree with the kid, and don’t fault him at all.
I think concealed carry would mean fewer cops.

I also agree, rereading what I wrote sounds pretty much like liberal mindrot. But the story sounds a little more complicated than just a free speech incident.


60 posted on 02/28/2009 7:08:21 AM PST by tsomer
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